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• Auxiliaries

  How to avoid vibrations in small-bore piping

  Vibration of piping due to mechanical excitation is present in nearly any environment where small diameter branch connections (SBCs) of diameter size two inches and below are used. ...

  On March 31, 2020 / By TMI Staff & Contributors
• Auxiliaries

  New motor needs no rare earth for its permanent magnets

  In the raw materials space, most electric motors rely upon rare-earth minerals such as neodymium and dysprosium for their magnets to produce their required torque. The Linear Labs’ ...

  On March 31, 2020 / By TMI Staff & Contributors
• Combined Cycle

  Combined cycle with Mitsubishi turbines starts commercial operation in Louisiana

  The 980-MW Lake Charles Power Station in Louisiana began commercial operation this past weekend. The $872 million project provides cleaner emitting electricity as Entergy phases out its coal-fired, ...

  On March 31, 2020 / By TMI Staff & Contributors
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  Magazine

  ENERGY STORAGE: WHY REINVENT THE WHEEL?

  BATTERY STORAGE SHOULD BE SUPPLEMENTED WITH PROVEN TECHNOLOGIES SUCH AS PUMPED HYDRO AND COMPRESSED AIR ENERGY STORAGE By Alex Nicolson Despite rapid expansion, global electricity storage represents less ...

  On March 31, 2020 / By TMI Staff & Contributors
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  Auxiliaries

  Arrangements 1, 2 and 3 seals in pumps

  Arrangement 1 defines the use of one mechanical seal in a seal chamber. Historically, this has also been called a single seal. The seal contains one set of ...

  On March 29, 2020 / By TMI Staff & Contributors
• Auxiliaries

  Advanced controls to extend time between overhauls of geothermal plant

  Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems, Ltd. has concluded a contract to introduce MHPS-TOMONI, its digital solutions service for the Domo de San Pedro Geothermal Power Station in southern Nayarit, ...

  On March 29, 2020 / By TMI Staff & Contributors
• Company News

  Dresser-Rand facility remains open

  Siemens officials have local media that the Dresser-Rand facility in North Olean will continue to function. The site has been deemed essential and could serve in keeping the ...

  On March 29, 2020 / By TMI Staff & Contributors
• Auxiliaries

  Short circuit generator systems to advance research

  GE Steam Power India today announced a deal worth $32 MM for the supply of two 2500 MVA short circuit generator systems with Central Power Research Institute (CPRI) ...

  On March 29, 2020 / By TMI Staff & Contributors
• Gas Turbines

  How and why thermal barrier coatings fail

  TBCs have been used in the last 50 years in gas turbines to reduce the metal temperature of cooled hot components and provide protection against oxidation. TBCs are ...

  On March 27, 2020 / By TMI Staff & Contributors
• Company News

  Caterpillar says supply chain has been hit by the pandemic

  The continued spread of the COVID-19 pandemic is starting to impact Caterpillar’s supply chain, a possibility the company disclosed in its risk factors included in the company’s Form ...

  On March 27, 2020 / By TMI Staff & Contributors